Monday, 20 June 2011

Chapter 1:Ai Wei Wei

Ai Wei-Wei
Ai Wei-Wei as u can see from his name, he is a chinese born in 18 May 1957. Besides that, he is also a activist who is active in architecture, curating, photography, film, and social and cultural criticism. Ai collaborated with Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron as the artistic consultant on the Beijing National Stadium for the 2008 Olympics. In addition to his art work he has investigated government corruption and cover-ups, such as the Sichuan schools that collapsed in the 2008 SiChuan earthquake. Moreover, he is also appointed as the visiting professor of the Berlin University of Arts.

Ai Wei-Wei Best Sculpture of All
           Artist Ai-Wei-Wei holding the sunflower seeds porcelion at the Tate Modern Turbine Hall, London.

Although he was arrested for some issues however he had never been down and he always had faith in his self. However, the Tate Modern in London, home to Ai's 'Sunflower Seeds' exhibition, put a large sign on their exterior that reads "Release Ai Weiwei". This shows that there is still support for Ai Wei-Wei.


My Opinion
Anyway, do whatever we wanted to do is the principle one artist should have. So, i personally support what Ai Wei-Wei is doing although me still don't have the skills to observe what he is doing......